Fish lure swivel



July 17, 1951 s oN 2,561,144

FISH LURE SWIVEL Filed May 15, 1948 INVENTOR. 1 7, R. 52: ,4 TON 7 QTTUENEY Patented July 17, 1951 mad m is, 194sgseri -iw. 27,331,

Thisinvention. relates reference more; particularly: to. improvements, in swivels of a type especially useful-ini-conneetion with fish lures, such as plugs or. spoons,-. for 'attaching the 'fish hooks tothelure, where-aimquent change oihooksis necessary undesirable;

It is the principal. object of-v myr'invention to provide a swivel of thecharacter and for the pun pose above stated, but not to bflCOllfillBdi-f fithat particular use, that has. thefollowinggfeatures andfadvantages: l I a Itv isa. device that. providesfull swiveling action plus a substantial amount of universal actionofconnectedparts. It. is not. an extensive device and cambeibu'ilt sizes with little changein weight.

It is so designed that. it gives a-highratioi of strengthtorweightr It permitseasy' applic and. rigged through. a. wide; range. of lengths-and.

does, not require soldering. after. a:- cormectiort has. been'made. Itdoes-notelongate under heavy loads as do the corkscrew type swivels now in general use.

Other objectsrof' therdevicewofithe present invention .are tobe foundinthe detailsof constiuct'ion of parts; in theirrelatiorishim l nation andmqde of use, as wnr'nremaaerpe fully described- Y 1 Inaccomplishing the above mention'edi-wand other objects of the invention lihave..,proyided the improved details of construction, th" "p ferred forms; of which are: illustrated inithe'i-accompanying, drawings, wherein.-:-:

Fig. l is a view showing in side elevation, a swivel embodied by the present invention, with treble fish hooks attached thereto through an intermediate link.

Fig. 2 is a bottom view of the parts as shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged, longitudinal section of the swivel, illustrating the mode of applying the cross-pin and link thereto.

Fig. 4 is a side view of the present swivel, and hooks attached directly thereto.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the swivel and cross pin.

Referring more in detail to the drawings:

The swivel of this invention comprises three principal parts, viz., a barrel, or body, designated in its entirety by reference numeral III, a. crosspin II, and an end pin I2 to which the fish lure,

' or leader, is to be attached. For certain uses, or

as may be desired or required, there is also proto. swivels}: ma i has" I atioi'iv closecl ring' hooks. thereto. without. use of toolsor jump rings;,.and

scares-.1. (c1. teem-r vided a= loopedrlink l3 for use in joining the fish ho W ,tp the swivel, as has. been shown. in Figs.

The barrel I fi comprises.- a single-piece: element that is die stamped fronis-heet meta-l'sto'ck; of any suitable kind. Itis'; formed at one end with a tubular and somewhat tapered bodyportion? l5; closed-at its.;;sma1ler;- end, as: seen Figa 3,.byan

- end wall [6, and this is provided with: a central op'reningll. Extending from theoppositexsides of the .larger end portion; of; the body I; n spaced, parallel: relationship.- are walls I 8 and; 9': The wall l8 is formed. near its outerlaend withialongitudinal slot.- 2G;;,and theopposite: wallets is formed l-wi-th "a similar: but elongated: slot 2th.

It is to be; observed, more; particularly by; ref; erence; to -Fig-.. 3 that l a" tongue -24 is: struck 011-13 wardlyfrom the metal stockinforming the slot 21,,- and thisextendsfromthe closed-body portion l: 5--of ther-swivel along the--s-1ottoropeningz-fl,in such-manner as'to permitit: to operate' as :a filler for a substantialpar'tof the slot soithat the effective: length. of; theslot oropening; 2 [2 may be decreased to: substantially the same? lengtht'fias' thatwof -slot-2flr- That is theton'guefifli'mayfbe sprung downwardly from: the position in :whichit jis showna: inPFig-t 3,: to they-position: shown-Qin- Fig. 4;,- for a: purpose presently; explained. .Wh'en the tongue is thus depressed;torthe fpositiomof Fig. 4;,-;the effective. portion of: the-slot'i'ontopening; 21' thenis of the same length andvdirectlit oppositethe. slot 20; and: the: two; slots are thus adaptedto receive; and; holdxtherein' the opposite endrporti-ons ofl the: cross-pin Hg. asfshowni best inFigs: 2: and-4:

The cross-pin II is here used for the attachment of fish hooks to the swivel either by direct connection as in Fig. 4, or through the mediacy of the link I3 as shown in Fig. 2. i

The pin II comprises a flat metal bar, disposed through the swivel and edgewise thereof, with reference to the longitudinal direction of the swivel, and with opposite end portions thereof seated in the slots 20 and 2!, respectively. At its ends, the bar has head portions 26-26 extended beyond one longitudinal edge of the bar, for engaging against the outer faces of the walls l8 and I9 beyond and in alignment with the slots 20--2l. One of these head portions, here designated at 26, has a rounded corner as at 28, to facilitate the application of the bar or its removal from the slot 20. The opposite head, 26', has its corresponding corner portion 28 formed substantially square, for a purpose presently apparent.

The line attaching pin 12 is an article of standard equipment and is applied to the swivel by projecting its shank portion I2 through the opening I! in the end wall it of the swivel barrel l5.

'On the inner end of this pin is a retaining head I230, and on its outer end a loop or ring 52y to which a line or leader, not shown, is to be attached.

In the present'drawing, treble hooks are shown, at 30, and the attaching shank of these hooks has an end loop 3!. In the event the hooks are to be attached to the swivel through the mediacy of the link [3, which link comprises a length of stainless steel wire that is bent back upon itself to U-form and formed at its ends with soldered loops HEW-E3, one end of the link is first pressed through the end eye 3! of the shank of the fish hooks and the eye seated at the base of the loop.

Then the cross pin II is applied through the loops l3'|3" of the link and the cross-pin is then applied to the swivel. This application of the cross-pin H is effected as indicated in'Fig. 3, which shows that end portion of the pin that is formed with the rounded corner 28 to be extended into the open end of the swivel, and its hooked head portion passed outwardly through the slot 2!] in wall l8. Then the opposite end of the cross pin is swung into the open end of the swivel, as to the dotted line position Hm in Fig. 3, then shifted upwardly and endwise through opening 2|, and is then seated as in Fig. 4. With the cross-pin so seated, the tongue 24 is then pressed down from the position of Fig. 3, to position of Fig. 4, thus to engage the adjacent shouldered 'end 28' of the cross-pin H and thereby lock the pin against displacement from the swivel. When so seated there is not suiiicient play of the pin H endwise of slot 22 to permit the head 26 to disengage the wall and so long as the tongue is depressed, the opposite end of the pin cannot disengage wall I9.

If it is not desired to use the link l3 for connecting the hooks 30 with the swivel, the crosspin is applied to the eye 3! of the hook shank, and then the same mode of application of the cross-pin to the swivel is followed as above described, so as to attach the hooks as has been illustrated in Fig.4.

With the hooks attached and the tongue 24 depressed, it is impossible for the ends of the cross-pin to become unseated. Therefore, the hooks cannot be detached. However, should it be desired to change or replace the hooks, it is merely required that a tool such as a knife blade of freedom.

Changes in overall length of swivel body and other parts, as well as other dimensions, can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

The main advantage in the present swivel aside from providing a strong, effective and useful "swivel, resides in the ease and quickness provided for in making changes of hooks.

The device lends itself to various uses other than that shown, and it is not the intent that the invention be limited to any specific use.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new therein, and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A swivel coupling of the character described comprising a swivel body formed with spaced, opposite side walls, each wall being formed with an elongated, longitudinal slot in transverse alignment; a tongue struck from one wall for the elongation of the slot in that wall substantially beyond the inner end of the other slot, and a cross pin extended between said walls and formed with head portions at its opposite ends adapted to be passed through the slots and to engage against the outer surface of the walls; said tongue being adapted to be pressed into engagement with one of the head portions of the pin after the pin has been seated in the slots thereby retaining the pin in seated position.

2. A swivel coupling as in claim 1 wherein said tongue is bendable toward the slot to engage the upper head portion of the pin to prevent unseating thereof and bendable away from the slot to permit removal of the pin.

ALLAN R. SEATON.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 251,464 Rogers Dec. 27, 1881 432,735 Helm July 22, 1890' 929,535 Augustine July 27, 1909 1,030,527 Nelson June 25, 1912' 

